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My life - and the life of our 16 year old daughter - is continually bouncing from one disaster after another as a result of my husband’s mid-stage Alzheimer’s. He cannot realize that his capabilities are not those of who he used to be or even those of a normal person. So he has extremely poor judgement which leads to bad things happening. In November, he was the cause of an incident that led to thousands of dollars in damage to our home (still in the process of being fixed). Last Thursday, he… read more
Ha!! It does all change when the fluids start ! My husband had more events than I care to remember. I was working full time, thankful I was able to find a person to come in the house for 6 hours… read more
My dear husband has become more confused and night times are especially difficult as he gets up several times wandering in our home of 37 years. My concern is that if he went into a MC respite for 2-4… read more
He is still angry about not driving or riding his dirt bike. Last year he had a horrible accident in the woods, and he still believes he can do everything he used to do. He comes to work with me as the family business was his before I bought out his partner and sold the shares to our Son, which has been at business 15 years anyway. There are so many pieces here and the bottom line is I am going out of town and he cannot be alone.... Any ideas?
You're so right Steve. Unless you have a trusted person to stay with your loved one it's stressful either way.
I am the sole caretaker for my father who will be 97 on the 9th of January...I have a brother who lives 16 miles away but he doesn't come that often and usually never to help with the needs... dad's… read more
After 4 years of being my wife’s sole care-giver, her condition now warrants a memory care facility . Her geriatric psychiatrist told me over a year ago, her frontal-temporal dementia was “very advanced.” I’m in the process now of applying. Now I’m starting to think about how I’m going to get her to agree to go. Any suggestions from those of you who’ve already been there? Thank You
Yes, the socialization could help, but they could just sit and lie all day too. My sweetheart is ready for the last phase, but it's still years away.
I knew I couldn’t leave H alone when he began having great difficulty using his cell phone. He couldn’t make it work, even to answer when I’d try to call. One time I came home from a 30 minute… read more
Mom still can do her personal care for the most part. She does not use the kitchen anymore, nor does she drive or go anyplace unattended. Her spouse is taking care of her for the most part with help from my sister and myself 3 days a week. Mom is getting very frustrated because we can't always figure out what she is trying to say. She also thinks we are always talking about her or that we are plotting against her. She also believes her husband is fooling around on her. One time said him and… read more
Dawn, there's a book that helped me when my mother had Alzheimer's and needed to move to assisted living. The Eldercare Handbook: Difficult Choices, Compassionate Solutions was a great resource when… read more
I am afraid all the time.
Feeling worn out on this caregiving journey. Needing to get a new hip(me) doesn’t make things any easier!
I used to bedbath her about every three days. I give her frequent perineal care, of course, but it's been a week and she refuses to allow me to give her the bed bath . She just doesn't seem to want to be bothered. I have managed to get some CeraVe on her problem skin, but how long can she go on with no bath?
Has this ever happened with you and your bedridden loved one? Mommy can't even sit up on the side of the bed anymore, much less get up.
My husband refused to shower. We went to sponge bath which he hated. He went on Hospice, which was so helpful. They came 4 days a week, my caregiver the other days. I gave him a medication, their… read more
I have seen this recommended many times. I thought that I understood what was meant by it but I am not sure what it does mean. Help?
Also respit is Run. By. The. State. Regional office
